Short Stories for Very Young and Young Learners
Index
1.- Buzz and Bob’s big adventure Story 2- ABC Zoo. 3- Dark, Dark Wood. 4- Ali and the magic carpet. 5- George and the dragon
Buzz and Bob’s big adventure Story This is Buzz and her cousin Bob. They are going on holiday to an adventure camp. Buzz and Bob arrive at the camp. Buzz is very excited. “Look Bob! What shall we do first?” On Monday they ride BMX bikes. “Whee, this is great!” “Be careful Bob!” On Tuesday they go rock climbing. “Look out for the rocks, Bob!” “Ouch!” Buzz helps Bob to the top. On Wednesday they go rafting. Bob is very scared. His face goes green. “Come on Bob, this is great!” On Thursday Buzz and Bob go caving in an underground cave. There are lots of bats. “It’s dark in here! I don’t like bats.” On Friday they go surfing. They do surfing tricks. “Look at me! I’m a great surfer.” “Oh no, you’re not!” On Saturday they go parachuting. They jump and fall through the air but... Oh no! Something is wrong. Can you save Bob? “Buzz! Help me!” How many sports do Buzz and Bob do at the camp?* Circle the correct answer. a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 Buzz catches Bob. They float down to earth. “Thanks Buzz, you saved me!” “Well done Buzz. You are very brave. Your special prize is a bungee jump.” “Great! Here I go. One... two... three... Whee!”
Taken from: www.britishcouncil.org/lernenglishkids
ABC Zoo
It’s a special day at the ABC Zoo. A new animal is here. “What’s in it?” “It’s a zorilla from Africa. She needs a home.” “Mmm zorilla, eh? Okay, let’s find you a home.” “Let’s see. An aardvark, a boa constrictor, a coyote and a duck-billed platypus. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. An emu, a flamingo, a giraffe and a hyena. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. An impala, a jellyfish, a koala and a lemur. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. A meerkat, a narwhal, an orangutan and a puma. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. A quetzal, a rhea, a sloth and a tarantula. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. An umbrella bird, a vulture and a walrus. The zorilla doesn’t go here.” “Let’s see. A xenops, a yak, a zorilla! Here’s your home!” “Sorry boys!”
Taken from: www.britishcouncil.org/lernenglishkids
Dark, dark Wood
In the dark, dark wood, there was a dark, dark house. And in that dark, dark house, there was a dark, dark room. And in that dark, dark room, there was a dark, dark cupboard. And in that dark, dark cupboard, there was a dark, dark shelf. And on that dark, dark shelf, there was a dark, dark box. And in that dark, dark box, there was a ghost. Hoo-hoo-hoo! Haa-haa-boo!
Taken from: www.britishcouncil.org/lernenglishkids
Ali and the magic carpet One very hot day Ali finds a carpet in his uncle’s shop. “What’s this?” Suddenly the carpet jumps! It moves and flies off into the air. “Hey! What’s happening?” A loud booming voice comes from the carpet. “Welcome, O master. I am a magic carpet.” First they fly high up into the sky and then they land in a jungle. It is hot and wet and it’s raining. Then they fly to the desert. It is very, very hot and dry. “It is very, very hot today!” After that they fly to the South Pole. There is lots of ice and snow. It’s freezing. “Brrr!” “Where are we now? I can’t see!” “In the mountains. Can you see me?” “It’s very foggy.” Then they fly to a forest. It’s very windy there. “Oh, it’s windy in the forest!” Then they fly to an island in the sea. There is thunder and lightning. “Aaagh! Let’s go home!” “What a storm!” Finally they fly back home. The carpet lands in the shop and Ali gets off. “Wow! What an adventure!”
Taken from: www.britishcouncil.org/lernenglishkids
George and the dragon Once upon a time there was a brave knight called George. George had lots of adventures as he travelled by horse across many lands. One day he came to a small village and met a man who lived in a cave next to the village. The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were happening there. A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day The villagers didn’t know what to do. First, they gave the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village. So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon took all the animals, but continued to attack the villagers So then they gave the dragon all their gold and jewels. The dragon took all their money, but still was not satisfied. The king sent his army to try and capture the dragon, but the dragon was too strong and the knights of the army were too scared and they ran away. With nothing left to give, the king could only think of one thing to help protect his people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the lake to wait for the dragon. When George heard this he rode as fast as he could to the lake. Just then the dragon jumped out from the lake and was going to eat the princess. George attacked the dragon. He fought very bravely, won the fight and killed the dragon. George and the princess returned to the village and everyone was very pleased that they would have no more problems with the dragon.
Today, the story of George’s bravery is remembered and George is known as the patron saint of many countries.